|20件在公共场所令情侣难堪的事 上

1. Arguing

Whether youre the one raising your voice and making angry hand gestures or on the receiving end , having a row where others can see or hear us, is high on most peoples Please No list.

2. Spilling secrets

Letting your less-well-off friends know exactly how much you spent on your house/sofa/bag; telling your boss how you frequently stay up late binging on box sets; how you pick your toenails when youre sitting on the sofa or revealing dark secrets from your past.

3. Giving intimate details of your sex life

What you get up to, how often you have it . |

4. Political rants

Something most of us can relate to post-Brexit.

Its one thing having a lively debate, quite another pointing fingers, going red in the face and refusing to let others change the subject.

5. Swearing

Weve all let off the odd F-bomb but a partner who does that every sentence, when youre out with your parents and their friends, isnt endearing.

6. Bad language

Was instead of were, using completely the wrong word or in the wrong context all make you wince^{2 if youre around well-spoken friends or family.}

The flipside is a partner who deliberately^{3 talks above the people youre with, using words no one else understands to show off.}

7. Shocking table manners

Up there with partners who get horrendously^{4 drunk are partners who start eating before everyone else, talk with their mouths full, drop egg down their TOP, dont put their knives and forks together when theyre finished.}

8. Getting drunk

Its the most common partner faux pas but that doesnt make it any less painful for the partner forced to smile as their other half demonstrates how twerking should really be done.

9. Being too frisky^{5 or over-affectionate}

Usually a by-product^{6 of the above, getting too handsy while inebriated7 or making loud, slurry pronouncements of love can be seen as kind of cute or complimentary8 by some.}

But definitely not all.

10. Bad clothing choices

Clashing colours, clothes too short, too tight, out of fashion, inappropriate or just wrong makes us flush for obvious reasons: our partner doesnt even need to say anything to embarrass us.

All they need to do is stand there!